Why August 12th Matters In Rock History

posted by Dave Basner -
6 days ago

It’s August 12th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

In 1968, LedZeppelin’s RobertPlant, JimmyPage, JohnPaulJones and JohnBonham played together for the first time when they rehearsed at a studio in London. The first song they played was a version of “The Train Kept A-Rollin’.”

In 1967, FleetwoodMac made their live debut at London’s National Jazz & Blues Festival. The headliners at the festival were Donovan and PinkFloyd.

In 1991, Metallica released their self-titled album. The band’s fifth and best-selling studio effort is of course better known as The Black Album.

In 1993, the RedHotChiliPeppers replaced guitarist ArikMarshall with JesseTobias, but three months later, Tobias was replaced by DaveNavarro.

In 1999, BruceSpringsteen and the E Street Band closed out their record-setting 15-show stand at East Rutherford, New Jersey’s Continental Airlines Arena.

And in 1994, Woodstock ’94 took place in Saugerties, New York. It featured performances from the likes of GreenDay, NineInchNails, Metallica, the RedHotChiliPeppers and many others.